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@56pan Oh yes, I have peripheral neuropathy! The Gemcitabine/Abraxane is the culprit. I had heard about cold therapy for hair loss prevention but not heard about it for neuropathy. At times I wonder if I would have much pain if it were not for the chemo neuropathy pains. Right now, it feels like someone is stabbing through my second toe on the left foot with a hot needle. I walk like a duck to keep balance. I've been off chemo since 12/18/2025 & like you, I feel the neuropathy is permanent. If you would ask me what pancreatic cancer feels like I would have to say the pain & loss of feeling in my hands & feet! I tried acupuncture for a while; it seemed to have helped at that time. I still get around without a wheelchair except for large stores like Walmart :).

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@199 It would make sense to me that you had the neuropathy after that many infusions of Gemcitabine/Abraxane. Your symptoms are similar to mine, the duck walk, pain in the feet. I normally have the foot pain in the front of my right foot only at night and bad enough that it wakes me up. One thing that helped a lot was using the licocaine cream that the VA gave me to put on my infusion port before the chemo sessions. I was told I have a very deep port and it does hurt bad when the needle goes in and the lidocaine on there an hr. before I get chemo stopped that pain. I rub the licocaine cream on my right foot and then put a sock over it before going to bed. Thanks for the response and I hope this info gives you some small relief.